_INSPECTION - C1981035 ‎(44)‎

• Permit No: C1981035
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 6/17/2008
• Email Name: TAK
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE
Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during
the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the
facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action.
This was a complete inspection conducted by Tom Kaldenbach of the Colorado Division of Reclamation,
Mining and Safety. Jim Jarvis represented the operator. With the operator's consent,this report was issued
from the Denver office of DRMS.
The operator's representative reported that the King I Mine was actively mining in Section 6 and the
King II Mine was mining approximately 1,400 several hundred feet in from the portals. The weather
was clear and the ground was dry.
Availability of Records
The results of the records check are shown on the attached list. All required records were available,
with the exception of the refuse pile and pond reports for the 4th calendar quarter 2007 (consultant Don
May's report for 4th quarter 2007). These reports were mistakenly shown as available in previous
DRMS inspection reports. The operator has a call in to Don May inquiring about the missing reports.
Signs and Markers
King I - Mine i.d. signs and affected area markers were properly displayed.
King II—A mine i.d. sign was on display at the mine's entrance on County Road 120. The perimeter
of the affected area was marked with"permit boundary" signs and survey stakes.
Roads
King I -The mine entrance haul road was well maintained.
King II -The haul/access road was well maintained. A steel cattle crossing has been installed at the
entrance.
Hydrologic Balance
King I Ponds - The east pond was dry and the west pond contained a small pool of water. Sediment
has accumulated in both ponds since Fall 2007, but the sediment level is below the clean out level for
both ponds. Embankments, inslopes, and spillways appeared in good condition. The operator's
representative pointed located the outlet end of the secondary spillway (8"pipe) of the west pond
where it is exposed at the base of the pond embankment. Both ponds had sediment level markers in
place.
King II Pond—The pond was dry. The dimensions of the pond and its spillway riser culverts were
checked against the original design drawing that was approved in Permit Revision 8 (drawing King II-
007C). The pond was paced through the middle of the pond and found to be 420 feet long, by 58 feet
wide. The inlet end of the 24-inch diameter principal spillway riser culvert was 8 feet above the
bottom of the pond. The inlet end of the 24-inch diameter secondary spillway riser culvert was 9 feet